Omega Museum Collection Marine 1932 Mens Watch 516.53.32.20.02.002

Omega Museum Collection Marine 1932 Mens Watch 516.53.32.20.02.002 List Price: $34,300.00 $32,995.00 At Amazon on 12-21-2008.

Product Description OMEGA patented the first divers watches for commercial use in the early 1930s. The 1932 marine paved the way for a generation of professional divers watches and the creation of the Seamaster range. It employed an innovative double sliding and removable case in stainless steel which was designed to protect the mechanism from extreme variations in temperature and pressure. The first rudimentary tests were conducted in 1936 and records bear out the robust qualities of the seal leather strap and its ability to withstand water damage after a period of three weeks in sea water. A further series of trials was undertaken by the Swiss Laboratory for Horology in Neuchatel in May 1937. There, the watch was certified as being able to withstand a pressure of 13.5 atmospheres which is equivalent to a depth of 135 metres. Dr. Charles William Beebe, a famous American ocean explorer, weighted himself down and took a 14-metre plunge in the Pacific Ocean with his OMEGA Marine. Upon surfacing, Beebe proclaimed that the Marines resistance to water and dust, its robustness and resilience to rust represent true progress in watchmaking science. The Limited Edition Marine 1932 takes its inspiration from the watch that was so successful in the trials at Neuchatel of 1937. The philosophy behind the creation of this, the latest addition to The Museum Collection was to take the famed timepiece of the past and marry it to the latest technological breakthrough in watchmaking. Back To Top Omega Museum Collection Marine 1932 Mens Watch 516.53.32.20.02.002 Available from Amazon Price: $32,995.00 Updated on 12-21-2008.

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